Chapter 7: Try Again

Gabby just breathe. Just take a moment to breathe and relax.

Here I am just sitting in my car parked outside the Firehouse staring out into the grey sky above me pretending there is something interesting when in fact there is nothing up there. My stomach keeps on turning in knots because I feel so stupid for coming back after my last encounter with 51. I couldn't do it but I had too but I let the fear of disappointment over cloud my judgement. I was about to turn and head back to my apartment when I saw a blonde skinny female figure with her arms crossed against her chest staring at me. Our eyes met for a few seconds before I turned my head in the opposite direction to unbuckle my seatbelt and pulled my keys out of the ignition and got out of my car. Shay practically ran over to me in gulfing me into a tight hug which felt like a lifetime before we headed in the Firehouse.

"Look who I found outside?" All heads turned towards me everyone speechless within seconds all of them coming up and hugging me. There were a few new faces that I didn't know off.

"Dawson right? We have heard great things about you."

"I am guessing you are Newhouse and you must be Clarke right? Severide and Shay filled me in on the newbies. Well I would love to stay and chat with all of you guys but I really should go and tell Chief I am here. Newhouse, Clarke I really hope you like it here and I hope the guys aren't to annoying." I smiled and walked off to Chief's office.

I walked in feeling all happy and ready to start again but my smile instantly dropped when I saw two Lieutenants which looked like to be a very important conversation. I was on better terms with Severide and he even said if I ever need someone to talk to he would always be there but Casey on the other hand, let's say the last time we talked was when he left my house the morning after our encounter at my house. Just breathe Gabby. I took a deep breathe before knocking on the door with both Lieutenants and Chief looking up at me signalling me to enter the office.

"Hey Chief I thought I would let you know my decision, I had to talk to you but I can come back later when you are less busy?"

"No we were about to leave." Casey said without looking my way.

"Dawson might be able to help us." Severide said before I had the chance to leave.

"Gabriela last call we were down at the Warehouse across from the new strip club 'Minnie's' and we knew you had connections to both the Strip club and the Warehouse…"

"What do you need to know?"

"Lewis Wilkinson what is he like as a boss?" Casey practically blurted out.

"He is fine good boss makes sure all the girls are happy and pays attention to all girls equally."

"Is that all?" Chief asked.

"Well there was this one time an incident with a girl named Sophia. Lewis and she had a past apparently a very abusive past, whenever I saw them together he always looked very angry more angry than he ever was with one of the girls. A couple of times he hit her and brought some of his guys in, no one knew what happened when she was by herself with his friends but she would always come out with massive bruises on her arms and legs and thighs and sometimes face she never spoke up and talked to the Police. I was uncover for nearly six months and every time I saw her the bruises got worst and worst it got so bad one time I found her practically naked unconscious bleeding out. He was never charged with anything she kept quiet."

"Where is she now?" Casey asked.

"Two months she's a Mother and a Wife now she got her life on track. Why?

"We found signs of what looked like to be trafficking and some of the victims from the Strip Club who were over at the Warehouse had massive bruises all over their bodies. None of them want to speak up about the fire or the bruises on their bodies."

"Do you think Sophia would be okay with being—"

"Hell no. She is a Mother now and a wife. No she moved on from that part of her life it isn't fair that she has to re live it again after years of forgetting about it."

"Gabby there are girls being forced in working at the Strip Club and doing things they don't want to do. There are girls who are getting beaten up for wanting to speak up or leave, Sophia is the only one right now that can help the Police."

I thought about it what Chief and Casey and Severide were saying was true but I just don't think Sophia would want to re-open healing wounds from that part of her life. But she might be the only one who can help these girls still in that business and help them get free.

"Let me see what I can do but I can't promise you anything okay?" They agreed and we went our separate ways me heading back to lounge with Casey and Severide on my heels. By the time we made it into the lounge the bells went off making us all head out the doors.

Shay and I had to treat a man who somehow got a branch stuck inside him just below his left lungs.

"Shay can you find me some duct tape and Ma'am do you have like a donut baking pan or a baking pan with a hole in the middle of it?"

A few minutes later we had all I need to safely secure him and make sure we wouldn't have any more unexpected obstacles that could lessen his chances of making it through and we headed off to Lakeshore to let the professionals fix him up properly.

"Dawson a guy named Mouse is outside asking for you?" Hermann said to me.

I walked outside to see a guy who almost looked overtired standing against his car almost too scared to come near any of the guys on the Apparatus floor. I walked over to him and his posture changed it became less of a slouch and changed more into a upright standing position.

"Mouse right?"

"Yeah I got that stuff on Sophia Hart you asked for." He said while handing me a medium sized folder that had Sophia's named labelled on it.

"Thanks I owe you big time." I thanked him before silence took over.

"She is doing quite well. She has graduated from College she is in her last year at the Police Academy she's a Mom and a Wife. She has her life on track." He smiled at me.

"Thanks I should really get back in there before the whole company comes out. Come to Molly's tonight and drinks will be on me for the whole night."

"I intend on making sure you hold up your end of the deal." He chuckled before hoping into his car and driving off back to the District.

I walked back into the Firehouse and headed straight into Chief's office practically without knocking. I hadn't even realized Antonio was in here until I dropped Sophia's folder on Boden's desk.

"What's this?" Chief asked.

"This is Sophia's file from her time at Minnie's everything you need to know about Minnie's and her is inside this file."

"How can we trust all this information to be accurate and correct?" Antonio asked.

"Mouse did some researching and last time I checked all you accurate information you needed for your cases came from Mouse." I told them everything I knew before exiting Chief's office so they could have some time to look over Sophia's file.

Okay I am very sorry for such a long delay in this sorry. I will soon start a schedule for my books. Yes if you haven't seen my new fanfiction 'Promises Made' you should go over and read it and give a review Yes I know I said my new book was going to be a Sylveride fanfiction but I personally like Shawson fanfictions more. I am hoping to be updating twice a week for both books. Anyway review for a new chapter and leave ideas on how you want me to write this story

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